PhD in soil fauna supporting multifunctionality in regenerative agriculture

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, North Holland • Posted July 09, 2026

About the Role

Are you interested in the role of soil fauna in supporting various soil functions across a range of pioneer regenerative farm systems, and also passionate about soil fauna diversity? This PhD position might be the perfect fit.

Your function

The Ecology & Evolution section at the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is accepting applications for a PhD position with focus on soil animal ecology. The section Ecology & Evolution answers fundamental ecological and evolutionary questions regarding the relationship between organisms and their environment at the full array of hierarchical levels: from molecular ecology to ecosystem research. 

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, co-supervised by The Soil Biology Group at Wageningen University.

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